Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: FETTEROLF, BRANDON J

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1622 1626 1628 1629 1642

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Brandon J Fetterolf is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1622, with 221 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 52.0 percent. This rate shows a balanced outcome for applicants, with roughly half of the cases resulting in an allowance. The 52.0 percent allowance rate suggests that success depends heavily on the technical merits and the quality of the prosecution strategy.

The interview lift is 17.4 percent. This positive lift suggests that engaging in an interview can meaningfully improve the chances of an application being allowed. For the 221 resolved cases, direct communication has proven to be a helpful strategy for clarifying issues and reaching agreement. Practitioners should consider the 17.4 percent lift as a valuable tool for advancing prosecution.

The median days to allowance is 1303. This is a relatively long duration, indicating that the path to a patent grant often involves multiple rounds of prosecution. Applicants should be prepared for a lengthy process, while using the 17.4 percent interview lift to navigate the 52.0 percent allowance rate environment. The 1303-day median is a key factor for long-term planning.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

52.0%
Allow Rate
-8.0% vs TC avg
269
Total Applications
+17.4%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 221 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
28.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18033724 COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS Non-Final OA MERCK PATENT GMBH
18716645 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOXAZOLINECARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVES Non-Final OA BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18010695 TARGETED ABERRANT ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN SPECIES AND INDUCED UBIQUITINATION AND PROTEOSOMAL CLEARANCE VIA CO-RECRUITMENT OF AN E3-LIGASE SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
17912272 TARGETED DEGRADERS OF ABERRANT TAU BASED ON THE PET TRACER PBB3 Final Rejection THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
18758879 PROCESSES FOR MAKING IRAK4 INHIBITORS Final Rejection Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18346745 BIFUNCTIONAL DEGRADERS OF HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR KINASE AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF Final Rejection Gilead Sciences, Inc.
18729949 SPIROCYCLIC PIPERIDINYL DERIVATIVES AS COMPLEMENT FACTOR B INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Novartis AG
18030390 NOVEL REDOX-BASED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER Final Rejection THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18178192 AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES BY INHIBITION OF FOXO1 Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
18440036 TRIGONELLINE MITIGATES CARDIOMYOPATHY CAUSED BY SARS-COV-2 SPIKE PROTEIN UNDER OBESITY Final Rejection University of South Carolina
18035346 USE OF DIHYDROMYRICETIN AS EPIGENETIC ACTIVE INGREDIENT FOR COSMETIC OR DERMATOLOGICAL SKIN CARE Non-Final OA BEIERSDORF AG
18694614 CANNABINOID-LIPID CONJUGATES, METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
18853504 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER Non-Final OA AstraZeneca AB
18564778 METHODS OF TREATING BREAST CANCER Non-Final OA ASTRAZENECA AB
18563058 TREATMENT METHODS FOR SUBJECTS WITH CANCER HAVING AN ABERRATION IN EGFR AND/OR HER2 Non-Final OA TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
18253521 Crystalline Forms of 4-amino-N-[4-(methoxymethyl)phenyl]-7-(1-methylcyclopropyl)-6-(3-morpholinoprop-1-yn-1-yl)-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidine-5-carboxamide, Methods of Preparation, and uses Thereof Non-Final OA Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
18042103 ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA INTRA-CELLULAR THERAPIES, INC.
18568738 COMPOUNDS THAT BIND NON-CANONICAL G-QUADRUPLEX STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Non-Final OA The U.S.A., as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
17922890 DOSING METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS Non-Final OA IMBRIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
17792042 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Non-Final OA MONASH UNIVERSITY
17912645 IMIDAZOLYL THIOPEHENE SULFONYL CARBAMATES FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH ANGIOTENSIN II Final Rejection Vicore Pharma AB
18372282 SYNTHESIS OF A TETRAZOLE DERIVATIVE Non-Final OA Primodia Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Private Limited
18035011 METHODS OF TREATING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE AND COMPOUNDS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Michal BRYLINSKI
17999434 Compositions and Methods for Treating Morphine, Heroin, and Alcohol Dependence Non-Final OA Babak Behnam

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